Policy

CEE510 - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Policy

EXAMS

There is only one exam in this course. It is designed to test your individual knowledge about the subject material. The midterm will be held sometime in early March and will last 90 minutes. Taking an exam at another time has to be arranged with the instructor at least two weeks before the exam. The Honor Code shall apply and will be strictly enforced.

HOMEWORKS

Discussing homework problems with other students in this class is permitted (and encouraged). However, unless otherwise instructed, you are responsible for submitting your own assignment. Copying the work of another student will be considered a violation of the Honor Code.

Homework sets that are not submitted on the scheduled date but are turned in before the next class period will receive 50% credit. Homework assignments turned in later than this will receive 0% credit. If unusual circumstances arise which make it impossible for you to turn in your homework on time, please discuss it with me as soon as possible. If you have a valid reason, you can receive full credit for a late homework assignment.

You may use whatever type of paper you like (e.g., engineering paper, white lined paper, plain paper), but it must be standard 8½" by 11" paper. Please write as legibly as you can, and clearly indicate the final answer by using a double underline or by enclosing the answer in a box. Please number all pages in a homework set consecutively, and staple the pages together. Be sure your name appears on all pages.

CLASS PROJECTS

There will be two projects in this class. The first project involves implementation of a 4-node finite element into an existing stiffness analysis program. The program is written in MatLab script language, which is similar to FORTRAN and rather straightforward. The advantage of using MatLab script is that you can directly use MatLab’s powerful matrix manipulation commands. Since you will be modifying a functioning program, you will have the opportunity to quickly become familiar with the syntax of MatLab script. CAEN does offer short courses on MatLab, which I encourage you to take. MatLab is accessible through the CAEN network.

The second project is more practical in nature, and involves use of general purpose software to solve a structural analysis problem. General purpose software such as ABAQUS and ANSYS are available through CAEN. You are welcome to use any software of your choice.

REFERENCES ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY

	O.C. Zienkiewicz, R.L. Taylor, The finite element method, Volume 1 and Volume II, 5^th Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
	T.R. Chandrupatla, Introduction to finite elements in engineering, Prentice-Hall, 1991.
	K.M. Entwistle, Basic principles of the finite element method, IOM Communications, 1999.
	T.J.R. Hughes, The finite element method : linear static and dynamic finite element analysis, Dover Publications, 2000.
	Robert D. Cook, David S. Malkus, Michael E. Plesha, and Robert J. Witt, Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, 3^rd Edition. Wiley, 1989.

E-MAIL POLICY

I will try and respond to your e-mails within 24-48 hours of receiving them. However, I would urge you to limit your e-mails to administrative issues only, such as grades, dates, etc. Discussion of homework problems is best done during office hours because of the practical nature of the problems.